Pohang: A POSCO factory in the southeastern city of Pohang has suffered its second fire in two weeks, officials said Monday, with no casualties reported. The fire started at the steel company's third Finex furnace of the plant, located some 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 11:18 p.m. Sunday.According to Yonhap News Agency, firefighters dispatched 21 fire trucks and some 50 personnel to the scene before extinguishing the fire at 1:13 a.m. Monday. The police and fire agency plan to look into the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.Just two weeks earlier, a fire broke out at the same Finex furnace, injuring one worker and halting production. The company had resumed normal operations at the furnace on Tuesday last week.
- October 12, 2026
